We're nearly half way through the "90210" season, so it seems as good a time as any for the kids (and adults) to start swapping dating partners. Keeps the show fresh, ya know?
Navid woke up in Silver’s little backyard house (this is at Kelly's, right?), which BTW is totally cute, but also really weird. Although if I had the option of living in my own mini-house when I was 17, I would've done it in a heartbeat. Anyway, flirty banter ensues (if you can qualify whatever Silver does as "flirting"—I think that's what it is) until Adrianna calls. Adrianna's new fame is kind of hilarious. She tips off the paparazzi to her whereabouts, DMs Ashton Kutcher on Twitter and thanks her "non-famous" friends for being there for her. Alas, it's also obnoxious and shallow. She has become a parody of a character with few human qualities. She would serve much better on the periphery delivering one-liners, but until then, we have to wait until Navid finally breaks up with her for Silver. Has everyone realized that Silver has basically dated everyone in their circle of friends? Even the dude who left for Montana, Ethan.
Also dating is Deb. After her sexy night with Ryan, which they decide can go no further, Mrs. Wilson lets the kids put up an online dating profile for her. Dixon goes through some incredible photos of Deb lying on a pillow and eating a banana before choosing her profile picture. Annie makes an appearance strictly on behalf of the group lobbying to bring back suspenders and makes a coffee date for her mom with a man with chronic back pain. Thankfully, Mom runs into Matthews on her way to the bathroom and cures her *cough* boredom.
In another part of Beverly Hills, the surfer kids are preparing for a surfing invitational. The girls come out to sit on the sand, scope guys and support Ivy. Naomi wants back in the dating game (hey, at least her friends remembered she was raped, even if she doesn't), and when a hot surfer boy comes over to talk epic waves and other gnarly, far out things with Ivy, Naomi gets herself a surf date. She then really has to surf and fails miserably. She is wiped out by a wave and hit in the face with her board. Sitting alone during the luau party (in the cutest T-shirt ever), nursing a bruised nose and ego, Oscar comes over to talk, and they bond over a mutual love of guacamole. Oscar realizes he was wrong to drag Ivy into his big revenge plot against Laurel and apologizes, but Ivy doesn’t accept. She can’t forgive her mom and after winning the invitational, she reaches out to her estranged dad.
It takes an attempted kiss from Silver, but Teddy finally realizes he really isn't into girls—at all. He has feelings for I-Can’t-Do-Anything-Straight-Ian (although we know there may be another boy on the scene soon). And when he gets Ian alone in a storage closet, Teddy goes for it and actually kisses him!
Liam is still suffering at the hands of a storyline that puts him opposite annoying Laura, who reveals she became a drug dealer to impress her bad boy juvie boyfriend Dax, who dumped her for being "too Beverly Hills." (I don’t think her hired-student driver and oversized Tory Burch shopping bag filling the backseat do much for her anti-rich girl cred, but whatevs.) When Dax shows up at the beach luau, Liam tries to help Laura out by making Dax jealous and kissing her. Unfortunately, that just gets Liam an ass-kicking in the parking lot. The kid just can’t win. But who really does on this show?
Will Navid ever break up with Adrianna? Are you excited Teddy seems to finally be coming to terms with his sexuality? Will Liam look even hotter with a black eye? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!
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